Forby, Mrs. Jacob H.

FORBY, BARKER

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1880 History of Poweshiek County Iowa

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP

Page 754

FORBY, MRS. JACOB H.--Section 26, P.O. Verona. Her maiden name was *Armanda A. Barker, she was born April 15, 1837, in Morgan county, Ohio, where she was raised and educated. She came to this county with her father (James Barker) when nineteen. She was married September 24, 1857. Her husband, Jacob H. Forby, was born June 27, 1827, in Albany, New York, where he was raised and educated. He went to sea on the whaler Walga when about nineteen, and upon reaching the Sandwich Islands, transferred to the whaler Liverpool. Upon the latter vessel he sailed to China, where he remained for eighteen months, when he enlisted in the United States navy, and on board of the man-of-war Plymouth was brought back to this country, and at Norfolk, Virginia, received his discharge, numbered 131 and dated the 12th of February 1851. This, with many curiosities from China, is an heirloom in the family. Mrs. Forby has borne her husband the following children: Frank H. (born January 16, 1859), Wm. J. (born March 10, 1861), George (born March 27, 1863; died January 12, 1863 {sic}, Theodore (born June 12, 1865), Charles D. (born February 25, 1867), Jacob H. (born March 20, 1869), Edgar (born June 23, 1871), George (born October 7, 1873), Gussie McLean (born June 3, 1875) and unnamed twins (born July 31, 1877; died in infancy). Mr. Forby died suddenly November 23, 1879, leaving to his widow and children an estate which includes an excellent farm of 360 acres, in fine condition and well stocked. Mr. Forby was an intelligent and popular gentleman, whose chief fault was his extreme generosity.

Transcriber Note: WPA Records and Find A Grave list her given name as *Amanda.